Research Article

Effect of Piper sarmentosum Extract on the Cardiovascular System of Diabetic Sprague-Dawley Rats: Electron Microscopic Study

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Transmission electron micrograph showing nucleus (N) of the cardiomyocytes in the cardiac muscle tissues (x8200). (a) C group showing normal nucleus of cardiomyocyte, (b) CTx group showing normal nucleus of cardiomyocyte, (c) D group showing presence of invagination in nucleus of cardiomyocyte, (d) DTx group showing less invagination in nucleus of cardiomyocyte. m = mitochondria, mf = myofibrils, Nu = nucleolus, white arrow heads = invaginations of cardiomyocyte nucleus.
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